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How to Prevent and Treat Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections

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Central venous catheters are an integral part in medical management for patients requiring long-term total parenteral nutrition, chemotherapy, or hemodialysis, however their use carries the risk of developing catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs). Clinicians should know the risk factors for these infections and perform all the measures to reduce the incidence. If a CRBSI develop, it can be very difficult to treat and can lead to sepsis. For this reason the early diagnosis and the right treatment are mandatory.

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  1. Department of Oncologic and General Surgery, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, Italy

    Cristian Tranà

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  1. Department of Surgery, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, Italy

    Massimo Sartelli

  2. Comparative Effectiveness and Clinical Outcomes Research Center - CECORC, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, CA, USA

    Raul Coimbra

  3. Department of infectious diseases, Ospedale di Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy

    Leonardo Pagani

  4. Department of Surgery, Anadolu Medical Centre, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Kemal Rasa

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Tranà, C. (2021). How to Prevent and Treat Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections. In: Sartelli, M., Coimbra, R., Pagani, L., Rasa, K. (eds) Infections in Surgery. Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62116-2_9

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